Published by Harper & Row, 1974
Language: English
Seller: The BOOKtique, Lake Oswego, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. Book Club Edition. Jacket has a couple contained tears, toning, and edge wear. The page edges of the hardcover show foxing. Thin split near the spine, with shelf and occasional wear. Unmarked interior.
Published by HarperCollins Publishers, 1974
ISBN 10: 0060125632 ISBN 13: 9780060125639
Language: English
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.24.
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Book in good condition - some light scuffing wear on cover. From the brilliant and award-winning author Ursula K. Le Guin comes a classic tale of two planets torn apart by conflict and mistrust and the man who risks everything to reunite them. A bleak moon settled by utopian anarchists, Anarres has long been isolated from other worlds, including its mother planet, Urrasa civilization of warring nations, great poverty, and immense wealth. Now Shevek, a brilliant physicist, is determined to reunite the two planets, which have been divided by centuries of distrust. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have kept them apart. To visit Urrasto learn, to teach, to sharewill require great sacrifice and risks, which Shevek willingly accepts. But the ambitious scientist's gift is soon seen as a threat, and in the profound conflict that ensues, he must reexamine his beliefs even as he ignites the fires of change.
Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1974
Language: English
Seller: Take Five Books, Ashland, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Book Club Edition. Dust jacket is light edge wear.
Published by Harper & Row, 1974
Seller: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club Edition (BCE/BOMC). Tght, square Book Club hardcover in dust jacket, G/G. Moderate foxing to page edges. 338pp. Good only jacket is rubbed, hand-soiled, with blacked-out address label on front flap. Now in a new mylar cover. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
Published by Harper and Row, USA, 1974
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG/FN Dust Jacket. Fred Winkowski Wraparound cover art for the DJ; (illustrator). Book Club Edition. INVENTORY = B.((Harper and Row - Book Club Hardcover; 1974; 338 Pages; 420 Grams; Fred Winkowski Wraparound cover art for the DJ; ** Goodreads; Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life-Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Urras, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change. Dust Jacket = VG+, scuffing, minor creasing; Book = FINE; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.
Published by Harper & Row, New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London, 1974
ISBN 10: 0060125632 ISBN 13: 9780060125639
Language: English
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. "The novel reveals the author's understanding of anarchist theories with the idea that the personal and political growth of the individual are complementary . [With her] complex literary, philosophical, and political construction, Le Guin challenges the idea of utopia itself and sets the basis for what has been called the 'critical utopia' -- an imperfect utopia in progress that, by questioning the very notion and convention of the genre, revitalizes it." - R. Baccolini, Fortunati and Trousson (eds), Dictionary of Literary Utopias, pp. 174-6. Winner of the 1974 Nebula and 1975 Hugo awards for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-640. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 74. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 548-53. A fine copy in fine dust jacket (priced $7.95 on the front flap). A lovely copy. (#172798).
Published by Harper & Row, New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London, 1974
ISBN 10: 0060125632 ISBN 13: 9780060125639
Language: English
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. "The novel reveals the author's understanding of anarchist theories with the idea that the personal and political growth of the individual are complementary . [With her] complex literary, philosophical, and political construction, Le Guin challenges the idea of utopia itself and sets the basis for what has been called the 'critical utopia' -- an imperfect utopia in progress that, by questioning the very notion and convention of the genre, revitalizes it." - R. Baccolini, Fortunati and Trousson (eds), Dictionary of Literary Utopias, pp. 174-6. Winner of the 1974 Nebula and 1975 Hugo awards for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-640. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 74. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 548-53. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with mild crease at upper edge of rear panel. A sharp copy and scarce thus. (#158938).
Published by Harper & Row, New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London, 1974
ISBN 10: 0060125632 ISBN 13: 9780060125639
Language: English
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. "The novel reveals the author's understanding of anarchist theories with the idea that the personal and political growth of the individual are complementary . [With her] complex literary, philosophical, and political construction, Le Guin challenges the idea of utopia itself and sets the basis for what has been called the 'critical utopia' -- an imperfect utopia in progress that, by questioning the very notion and convention of the genre, revitalizes it." - R. Baccolini, Fortunati and Trousson (eds), Dictionary of Literary Utopias, pp. 174-6. Winner of the 1974 Nebula and 1975 Hugo awards for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-640. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 74. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 548-53. Neat owner's signature and date on the front paste-down. Touch of foxing to top edge of text block, a nearly fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with mild wrinkling to upper spine end and just a bit of foxing to the inner surface of the upper edge of the front flap and small area at bottom rear flap fold. (#139603).
Published by The Easton Press [1986], Norwalk, CT, 1986
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Later edition. Octavo, full leather, a.e.g. New introduction by Fred Pohl. "The novel reveals the author's understanding of anarchist theories with the idea that the personal and political growth of the individual are complementary . [With her] complex literary, philosophical, and political construction, Le Guin challenges the idea of utopia itself and sets the basis for what has been called the 'critical utopia' -- an imperfect utopia in progress that, by questioning the very notion and convention of the genre, revitalizes it." - R. Baccolini, Fortunati and Trousson (eds), Dictionary of Literary Utopias, pp. 174-6. Winner of the 1974 Nebula and 1975 Hugo awards for best novel. Collector's notes laid in. Issued as part of the Easton Press "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-640. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 74. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 548-53]. Collector's notes laid in. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (32189).
Published by The Easton Press [1986], Norwalk, CT, 1986
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Later edition. Octavo, two color illustrations by Pat Morrissey, full leather, a.e.g. New introduction by Fred Pohl. "The novel reveals the author's understanding of anarchist theories with the idea that the personal and political growth of the individual are complementary . [With her] complex literary, philosophical, and political construction, Le Guin challenges the idea of utopia itself and sets the basis for what has been called the 'critical utopia' -- an imperfect utopia in progress that, by questioning the very notion and convention of the genre, revitalizes it." - R. Baccolini, Fortunati and Trousson (eds), Dictionary of Literary Utopias, pp. 174-6. Winner of the 1974 Nebula and 1975 Hugo awards for best novel. Collector's notes laid in. Issued as part of the Easton Press "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-640. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 74. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 548-53]. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (32190).
Published by Easton Press, 1974., 1974
Seller: The Book Den, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Near fine in full gilt red leather.
Published by Easton Press, 1974
Seller: Birkitt's Books, SARASOTA, FL, U.S.A.
leather_bound. Condition: Very Good. Includes Collector's Notes pamphlet. Near fine leather bound book with gold gilt decoration and titles, gilt edges, ribbon holder in fine condition, binding tight, appears unread.
Published by Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1974
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Illustrated by Pat Morrissey (illustrator). Collector's edition. Still stiff to open bound in full red leather with gilt decoration, silk-moire endpapers, all edges gilt, and a ribbon marker still folded as it came from the publisher. About new but for nameplate to front pastedown. Collector's notes laid-in. ; The Masterpieces of Science Fiction; 341 pages.
Published by Harper & Row, 1974
Seller: Saul54, Lynn, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Harper & Row, 1974. 338 pages. Fine Hardcover, no dj. Previous owner signature on the Flyleaf otherwise the book is perfect. 8.5"x5.5"x1.0". be34.
Published by Easton Press, 1986
Seller: Reed Books The Museum of Fond Memories, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.
Leatherbound Hardback. Condition: Fine Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as Issued.
Published by The Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1986
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Morrissey, Pat (illustrator). Presumed First Edition Thus. Presumed first edition thus w/NAP, hardcover bound in full red leather with gilt titling and decoration, and the publisher's Collector's Notes are laid in. The book has a shallow lean to the binding, very slight bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, and an area of rubbing to the gilt on the top edge. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight Very Good copy.
Published by Easton Press, 1986
Seller: Frank Martignon Bookseller, Atlanta, GA, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. Introduction by Frederik Pohl, written expressly for the Easton Press. Bound in Genuine Leather w/ gilt lettering, decorative design, and edges.
Published by The Easton Press, 1974
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reissue. Minor loss from gilt titles, a few blemishes on spine and rear board, endpapers lightly foxed. 1974 Full-Leather. [xvi], 341, [1] pp. 8vo. Red full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, ribbon marker bound in. Introduction by Frederik Pohl. An important work of utopian fiction by Le Guin, which won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards, and was nominated for the John W. Campbell award. On the surface, Le Guin's story of the brilliant physicist Shevek is a tale of a futuristic world, and the struggle of the civilizations on two separate planets to reconcile with each other's way of life. Beneath the surface run deep undercurrents of meaning -- philosophical, religious, and scientific themes that transcend the story itself. Shevek's quest to reconcile two seemingly antithetical schools of theoretical physics is also the individual's quest to reconcile individuality with social behavior, identity with belonging, and freedom with responsibility. Colored by the Taoist sensibilities with which Le Guin has long been fascinated, the parallels drawn in The Dispossessed are simultaneously vivid and subtle -- the style of writing embodies the very ideas that Le Guin attempts to convey. Widely praised even beyond the usual literary circles of science fiction, The Dispossessed is a true masterpiece, the consummation of a unique and detailed vision of a distant world surprisingly similar to our own.
Published by Easton Press, Norwalk, 1986
Seller: Browse Awhile Books, Tipp City, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. A book in the 'Masterpieces of Science Fiction' series. Gilt titles on burgundy leather. 341pp, heavily gilt-edged. Bound-in satin ribbon bookmark. Unmarked series bookplate laid in.
Published by Folio Society, [2019], 2019
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
8vo., First Edition thus, with illustrations (two double-page) and endpaper maps; pictorial cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in publisher's blocked slip-case. VERY SCARCE.
Published by Harper & Row, Publishers [1974], New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London, 1974
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. "The novel reveals the author's understanding of anarchist theories with the idea that the personal and political growth of the individual are complementary . [With her] complex literary, philosophical, and political construction, Le Guin challenges the idea of utopia itself and sets the basis for what has been called the 'critical utopia' -- an imperfect utopia in progress that, by questioning the very notion and convention of the genre, revitalizes it." - R. Baccolini, Fortunati and Trousson (eds), Dictionary of Literary Utopias, pp. 174-6. Winner of the 1974 Nebula and 1975 Hugo awards for best novel. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-640. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 74. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 548-53]. Foxing to top page edges, a fine copy in fine dust jacket. (25041).
Published by The Easton Press, 1974
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Reissue. An exceptional copy. Includes publisher's Collector's Notes insert. 1974 Full-Leather. [xvi], 341, [1] pp. 8vo. Red full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, ribbon marker bound in. Color frontispiece by Pat Morrissey (not present in all Easton editions), introduction by Frederik Pohl. An important work of utopian fiction by Le Guin, which won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards, and was nominated for the John W. Campbell award. On the surface, Le Guin's story of the brilliant physicist Shevek is a tale of a futuristic world, and the struggle of the civilizations on two separate planets to reconcile with each other's way of life. Beneath the surface run deep undercurrents of meaning -- philosophical, religious, and scientific themes that transcend the story itself. Shevek's quest to reconcile two seemingly antithetical schools of theoretical physics is also the individual's quest to reconcile individuality with social behavior, identity with belonging, and freedom with responsibility. Colored by the Taoist sensibilities with which Le Guin has long been fascinated, the parallels drawn in The Dispossessed are simultaneously vivid and subtle -- the style of writing embodies the very ideas that Le Guin attempts to convey. Widely praised even beyond the usual literary circles of science fiction, The Dispossessed is a true masterpiece, the consummation of a unique and detailed vision of a distant world surprisingly similar to our own.
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1974
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1974. First UK Edition. Octavo. 319 pp. Printed dust jacket. Black boards stamped in gilt; pink illustrated endpapers with maps of Anarres and Urras. Mild wear to edges of dust jacket with a few minor nicks; minor scuffing. Board show minor shelfwear and bumping to edges. Binding sound and interior unmarked. A Very Good copy of Le Guin's utopian novel, which uses anarchistic themes to explore political systems, gender roles, and class conflict. In "Dictionary of Literary Utopias," the authors praise the novel's "complex literary, philosophical, and political construction," noting that "Le Guin challenges the idea of utopia itself and sets the basis for what has been called the 'critical utopia' -- an imperfect utopia in progress that, by questioning the very notion and convention of the genre, revitalizes it." [Fortunati & Trousson, pp.174-176].